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Jürgen KlemmBack in 1898, San Francisco and Vallejo were among the first cities in the nation to exercise direct democracy, where specific policy questions are put before voters. Ballot parties help voters wade through this year’s pile of propositionshttp://kalw.org/post/ballot-parties-help-voters-wade-through-year-s-pile-propositions
81707 as http://kalw.orgTue, 08 Nov 2016 00:34:50 +0000Ballot parties help voters wade through this year’s pile of propositionsEli WirtschafterBART opened 44 years ago, in 1972. Now, the system is wearing out. Break-downs and delays have become more common, and as our population grows, the system has become overcrowded. ELECTION BRIEFS: Measure RR - BART bondshttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-measure-rr-bart-bonds
81548 as http://kalw.orgFri, 04 Nov 2016 17:08:04 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Measure RR - BART bondsProp V is known as "the soda tax" and "the grocery tax," but on the ballot it’s “the tax on distributing sugar-sweetened beverages.” Okay, so what’s a "sugar-sweetened beverage?" ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop V - Sugar-sweetened beverage taxhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-v-sugar-sweetened-beverage-tax
81547 as http://kalw.orgFri, 04 Nov 2016 17:04:21 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop V - Sugar-sweetened beverage taxJürgen KlemmProp T would set restrictions on lobbyists making financial contributions to elected officials. ELECTION BRIEF: Prop T - Regulating lobbyinghttp://kalw.org/post/election-brief-prop-t-regulating-lobbying
81546 as http://kalw.orgFri, 04 Nov 2016 16:57:55 +0000ELECTION BRIEF: Prop T - Regulating lobbyingLiza VealeProp Q is about clarifying the city’s policy on homeless tent encampments. Right now, tents and other make-shift shelters often violate a few rules, like sit/lie or public nuisance ordinances and other rules against blocking sidewalks. Prop Q would make them specifically illegal. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop Q - Sidewalk tent banhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-q-sidewalk-tent-ban
81543 as http://kalw.orgFri, 04 Nov 2016 16:53:17 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop Q - Sidewalk tent banLiza VealeProp P is one of several super technical housing policy measures on the San Francisco ballot. It would change the way the city picks developers to build affordable housing on public land. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop P - Competitive bidding for affordable housinghttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-p-competitive-bidding-affordable-housing
81542 as http://kalw.orgFri, 04 Nov 2016 16:35:01 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop P - Competitive bidding for affordable housingJustine LeeProposition 54 is about making California’s legislative process more transparent. Right now, when state lawmakers craft new legislation, they spend days or even weeks ironing out the details of a bill. And yet sometimes, right before the vote, drastic last minute changes get pushed through that make the bill very different from how it started. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 54 - Legislature transparencyhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-54-legislature-transparency
80587 as http://kalw.orgWed, 02 Nov 2016 17:43:47 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 54 - Legislature transparencySarah TanDo you think voting should only be the right of citizens? Prop N would give non-citizen families the right to vote in certain elections — San Francisco school board elections — as long as they have a kid in the public schools. ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop N - Non-citizen voting in school board electionshttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-sf-prop-n-non-citizen-voting-school-board-elections
81250 as http://kalw.orgSat, 29 Oct 2016 23:39:41 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop N - Non-citizen voting in school board electionsHolly McDedeProp G is about police accountability in San Francisco. Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report that said the San Francisco Police Department is biased against African-Americans and that officers lacked accountability. ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop G - Police accountabilityhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-sf-prop-g-police-accountability
81258 as http://kalw.orgSat, 29 Oct 2016 23:34:53 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop G - Police accountabilityNicole Grigg Who should be responsible for maintaining the trees on San Francisco’s streets? That is the question Proposition E brings before voters. ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop E - Street tree maintenance fundhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-sf-prop-e-street-tree-maintenance-fund
81257 as http://kalw.orgSat, 29 Oct 2016 23:23:02 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop E - Street tree maintenance fundRhian Miller Proposition B would provide tax dollars to support City College of San Francisco until 2031. It's no secret that the community college district has been through a lot recently: First a loss of major state funding, then the threat of losing its accreditation. Enrollment dropped from 100,000 to 60,000 and staff salaries fell way below other districts. ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop B - Tax dollars to CCSFhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-sf-prop-b-tax-dollars-ccsf
81248 as http://kalw.orgSat, 29 Oct 2016 23:16:14 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop B - Tax dollars to CCSFJurgen KlemmSince 2003, San Francisco has approved almost 700 million dollars worth of bonds to pay for school improvements. Proposition A would issue bonds worth another 750 million dollars. Where would that money go? ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop A - School bondshttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-sf-prop-school-bonds
81247 as http://kalw.orgSat, 29 Oct 2016 23:03:35 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: SF Prop A - School bonds On the October 27th edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about Company Town, a new documentary that tells the story of a local election campaign and political decisions that will determine the future of San Francisco. Your Call: Company town and the fight for San Franciscohttp://kalw.org/post/your-call-company-town-and-fight-san-francisco
81211 as http://kalw.orgThu, 27 Oct 2016 16:09:18 +0000Your Call: Company town and the fight for San FranciscoJC HowardProp 64 is all about pot. Specifically, legalizing it and taxing it. Right now, here in California, marijuana is only legal for medical use, though possession of an ounce or less is just an infraction — basically, like a speeding ticket. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 64 - Legalization of marijuanahttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-64-legalization-marijuana
80588 as http://kalw.orgThu, 27 Oct 2016 04:39:05 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 64 - Legalization of marijuanaHolly McDedeBoth supporters and opponents of capital punishment agree that California’s death penalty has major issues. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 62 & 66 - Death penaltyhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-62-66-death-penalty
80581 as http://kalw.orgThu, 27 Oct 2016 04:35:11 +0000Sarah TanAbout one in five public school students in California is an English Language Learner. So, is it outdated to still believe that public schools should teach in English? ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 58 - Multilingual educationhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-58-multilingual-education
80597 as http://kalw.orgThu, 27 Oct 2016 04:29:37 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 58 - Multilingual educationMeradith HoddinottProposition 57 is all about how people get in and out of California’s prisons. It can be broken down into two parts. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 57 - Criminal sentencinghttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-57-criminal-sentencing
80582 as http://kalw.orgThu, 27 Oct 2016 04:19:58 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 57 - Criminal sentencingAngela JohnstonProp 55 has to do with income tax. Specifically, income tax for people who make a lot of money. Four years ago we passed a tax rate increase for people making more than 250,000 dollars a year. That extra money — about 7 billion dollars — has gone to education and health care. The increase is set to expire in 2018--but not if a majority of Californians vote yes on Prop 55. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 55 - Tax extension of Prop. 30http://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-55-tax-extension-prop-30
80585 as http://kalw.orgThu, 27 Oct 2016 04:12:46 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 55 - Tax extension of Prop. 30Marissa Ortega-Welch Proposition 52 has to do with how California funds Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal is the state’s version of Medicaid, the low income health care program. In order for California to get federal Medicaid funding, it has to put up matching dollars. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 52 - Private hospitals funding Medi-Calhttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-52-private-hospitals-funding-medi-cal
80586 as http://kalw.orgWed, 26 Oct 2016 16:32:23 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 52 - Private hospitals funding Medi-CalHannah Kingsley-MaIf Proposition 51 passes, the state would issue nine billion dollars in bonds for school construction — most of it going to K-12 schools and community colleges. The rest will be spent on charter schools and technical programs. The money could be used for anything, from building new schools to rooting out asbestos. ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 51 - Bonds for schoolshttp://kalw.org/post/election-briefs-prop-51-bonds-schools
80595 as http://kalw.orgWed, 26 Oct 2016 16:24:17 +0000ELECTION BRIEFS: Prop 51 - Bonds for schools